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How hard is it to sublet in NYC? ›

Before subletting your apartment, you must notify your landlord and provide them with a 30-day notice. Under New York law, landlords cannot unreasonably withhold the right to sublet. However, they can refuse to sublet with a valid reason, such as concerns about the proposed subtenant's financial stability.

When only one tenant is named on a lease, the tenant has the right to take in a roommate and the roommate's dependent children. When two or more tenants are named on the lease, the number of tenants and roommates cannot exceed the number of tenants named in the lease.

In a sublet, the new tenant is responsible for the property and any damages that may incur. In a sublease, the original tenant is responsible for the rental property. If the new lessee damages the property, the first tenant will carry the legal financial and legal responsibility.

New York City law allows market-rate and rent-stabilized tenants to sublet their apartments if they live in a building with four or more units. New York City law does not allow tenants that live in multiple dwellings (3 apartments or more) to sublet apartments for less than thirty days.

When you get a roommate, they will also be named on the lease. This means that you share equally all the responsibilities of renting the apartment with them. However, when you sublease to another tenant, they will not be included in the lease.

One additional occupant: According to New York's "Roommate Law," ¹ you can have one unrelated adult living with you in your rental at any given time. They don't have to be on the lease.

According to roommate matching site SpareRoom, the average rent paid by a roommate in the city reached $1,559 in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $1,294 the fourth quarter of 2021. That's an increase of 20 percent year over year and it's the first time the average rent paid by a roommate has exceeded $1,500.

How do most people find roommates? ›

Three of the top ways include using social media, such as Facebook Groups, alumni pages, and Nextdoor groups; asking friends, family, and colleagues if they know anyone looking; and searching roommate listings through sites like Craigslist, Reddit, Roomster, and Roommates.com.

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Roomster, an app for finding a roommate or a room for rent, allegedly purchased thousands of fake positive reviews to lure renters into paying for a subscription and claimed its listings were "verified" and "authentic" when in fact they were full of scams, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office.

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According to New York's Real Property Law, landlords are not entitled to charge a sublet fee, but they might try to do it anyway.

If a tenant subleases their unit without the landlord's explicit written permission, the tenant is in breach of their lease. In New York, a lease violation permits a landlord to evict the tenant and subtenant (starting with a 10 Day Notice to Vacate or Comply) and to sue the original tenant for any resulting damages.

A: Rent-stabilized tenants are legally allowed to request to sublet their apartments in most instances, and landlords cannot unreasonably withhold consent. Tenants must also follow the process described in the law, and the sublet period may not be longer than two years out of a four-year period.

Like any other tenant, subtenants must be evicted properly through the courts, or a master tenant or landlord could face severe legal consequences. Generally, a master tenant, landlord or property manager may evict a subletter for the same reasons as they would a tenant.